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Saw the news stories. This is a catastrophe of almost unimaginable proportions and consequences. If we had a parliamentary system, it ought to bring down the government. But of course not here, in more ways than one.

What little I’ve seen of Federal systems, there is a reckless disregard for the obvious and staggering incompetence pretty much everywhere you look. It will be interesting (and surprising) to see if anyone that matters learns anything from this.

Going digital, and/or using the Internet for anything that absolutely, positively must work every time is a death wish, stupidity, pollyannish, opium dream, naivette.

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
I sure hope to goodness the Grid is an isolated system, utterly disconnected from anything outside itself.

I think what the assholes in charge really want to do with digital grid management is a scam for getting their control into our houses and deeper into our lives – think ameliorating Climate Change via controlling your hot water, HVAC use, essentially rationing power at will rather than let market price control usage.